Office of the Historian

Policy of the United States with respect to Indochina, 1953: Declining French military fortunes; the Viet Minh invasion of Laos; accelerated United States aid for Indochina

[312] Report by the Joint Strategic Survey Committee to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Washington, 22 June 1953.

JCS Records, CCS.092 Asia (6–25–48), sec. 43

[313] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, June 24, 1953—11 a.m.

711.5851G/6–2453: Telegram

[314] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, June 24, 1953—3 p.m.

751H.00/6–2453: Telegram

[315] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, June 26, 1953—noon.

751G.00/6–2653: Telegram

[316] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, June 27, 1953—1 p.m.

751H.00/6–2753: Telegram

[317] Lieutenant General John W. O’Daniel to the Commander in Chief, Pacific (Radford)

Saigon, June 30, 1953.

Conference files, lot 59 D 95, “July 1953 Talks”

[318] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, July 1, 1953—7:07 p.m.

751H.00/7–153: Telegram

[319] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 2, 1953—2 p.m.

751G.5/7–253: Telegram

[320] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 2, 1953—2 p.m.

751G.00/7–253: Telegram

[321] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 2, 1953—7 p.m.

751G.5/7–253: Telegram

[322] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 3, 1953—5 p.m.

751G.02/7–353: Telegram

[323] The Ambassador in France (Dillon) to the Department of State

Paris, July 3, 1953—10 p.m.

751G.00/7–353: Telegram

[324] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, July 6, 1953—6 p.m.

751G.00/7–653: Telegram

[327] Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Bowie) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] July 6, 1953.

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Indochina”

[329] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, July 8, 1953—4 p.m.

751G.5/7–853: Telegram

[330] Position Paper Prepared in the Department of State

[Washington,] July 9, 1953.

Conference files, lot 59 D 95, CF 158

[331] The Ambassador at Saigon (Heath) to the Department of State

Saigon, July 9, 1953—10 p.m.

751G.5/7–953: Telegram

[333] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Department of State

Hanoi, July 10, 1953—11 a.m.

751G.11/7–1053: Telegram

[334] The Chargé in France (Achilles) to the Department of State

Paris, July 10, 1953—1 p.m.

751H.00/7–1053: Telegram

[335] Memorandum by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Bowie) to the Secretary of State

[Washington,] July 10, 1953.

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Gullion”

[336] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Department of State

Hanoi, July 11, 1953—noon.

751G.5/7–1153: Telegram

[338] Memorandum of Conversation, by the Secretary of State

[Washington,] July 13, 1953.

396.1 WA/7–1353

[339] The Consul at Hanoi (Sturm) to the Department of State

Hanoi, July 13, 1953—6 p.m.
[Received 7:51 a.m.]

751G.00/7–1353: Telegram

[340] United States Minutes of the Third Tripartite Meeting, Washington, July 13, 1953, 10:30 a.m.

Washington, July 13, 1953, 10:30 a.m.

Conference files, lot 59 D 95, CF 158

[341] The Secretary of State to the Embassy at Saigon

Washington, July 13, 1953—12:30 p.m.

751G.00/7–1353: Telegram